Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/01/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Richard, No, I shot it in mixed daylight and flourescent. Rated it at 1600 and followed the meter unless I was shooting something white in which case opened up 1.5 stops. As to Sonny's comments, it was the newest version of Superia 1600 with a 18 month expiration date. Don don.dory@gmail.com On 1/18/06, Richard S. Taylor <r.s.taylor@comcast.net> wrote: > > Don - I just decided to try the Fuji 1600 myself > but you beat me to it. Glad you had good results > with it. > > Did you try it in tungsten light? And, what ISO > did you shoot at in that light? > > Thanks. > > Thanks Luis, too. The trials sound like a good idea. > > Regards, > > Dick > Boston, MA > > > >Luis, > >Sonny's posting of Fuji's 1600 speed color neg film intriged me so I ran > a > >roll through. It is amazingly good at 1600 and could be substituted for > >T400CN expecially if post processing is digital. > > > >Don > >don.dory@gmail.com > > > > > >On 1/18/06, Luis Miguel Casta?eda <lmc@interlink.es> wrote: > >> > >> > >> On 16/01/2006, at 17:13, Richard S. Taylor wrote: > >> > >> > Luis - I had not considered this possibility. Thanks. I ran some > >> > tests recently with Fuji Press 400 and found I got the least > >> > grainy, best tonal range negatives when I derated the film between > >> > 1 and 2 stops. > >> > >> This always happen, the best tonality from any given film comes > >> underexposing it about an stop and developing it having that in mind. > >> This does not apply to slides, indeed. :) > >> > >> > The variation depended on whether or not the lamp was in, or close > >> > to, the frame. (And, this was after making sure I wasn't metering > >> > the lamp.) Next time I think I'll try Fuji 800 at 400 or maybe > >> > Fuji 1600 derated to 650 or so and see if either gives me better > >> > results. > >> > >> most high ISO emulsions are in fact 400/800 specifically formulated > >> to be pushed. If you are aiming to have some rules to shoot > >> consistently under tungsten light I think that you will save time and > >> money going methodical and running some test to find the effective > >> sensibility of your film of choice. It's boring to death, I know, but > >> helps a lot. > >> > >> > I may give P3200 another try eventually but I'd like to stick with > >> > C41-process films for now. > >> > >> C41 is quite comfy, but I don't know if someone is offering high ISO > >> in this process. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> Saludos > >> ----------------------------------------- > >> http://imaginarymagnitude.net/blog/ > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Leica Users Group. > >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >